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THE FOLK MEDICINES USED IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH, Pakistan.

Ricinus communis

Haran

T-5

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Original Data:
1	Filed Survey No.	1110D06
2	Date of survey	10.12.2006
3	Survey conducted by	Dr. Ahmed Abbas survey team
4	District/ Talka	Thtta
5	Village	Pir Nisar Shah
About The Plant:
1	Local name	Haran
2	Vernacular name	Haran
3	Botanical name	Recinus communis
4	Plant code	T-5
5	Part used	Leaves
6	Born place	Everywhere in Sindh.
7	Disorder treatment	Pain in bones due to any injury or arthritis.
Ingredient used:
1	Additives	Common hair oil + Haldi
2	Water	Nil
3	leaves	Sufficient to cover the effected area.
Recipe preparation: Just heat the leaves for 30 seconds and mix oil and haldi also heat them for while.
Method of use: First, just apply oil on effected area and rub that for a while then just keep the leaves on the effected area and make bandage over that.
Other:
1	Treatment duration	5-15 days
2	Storage condition	Room temperature but must heat leaves as well as oil before use.
3	Health recovery	5 days
4	Age group affected	Every age.

RESULTS FROM BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

Code	Plant	Fraction	Anti Bacterial	Anti Fungal	Anti Maleria	Anti Leshmania
T - 5	Ricinus communis	Methanol	Sample showed no activity at all	Significant against Fusarium Solani = 90%	Sample showed no activity at all	Low leishmanial activity 93.49 +/- 1.6
		Butanol	Sample showed no activity at all	Samle showed no activity at all	Good anti malarial activity3.22 +/- 1.18	Sample showed no activity at all
		Hexane	Insignificant against Salmonella typhi	Moderate against Microsporum.canis 50%	Good nti malarial activity 2.75 +/- 0.84	Sample showed no activity at all
		Water	Sample showed no activity at all

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